Assassination of Lieutenant Governor Hermógenes Huellca
On July 27, 1986, Lieutenant Governor Hermógenes Huellca was assassinated in Cuzco, during the period of expansion of subversive violence in the southern Andean region.
On July 27, 1986, Lieutenant Governor Hermógenes Huellca was assassinated in the department of Cuzco. This event occurred during the period of expanding violence in the southern Andes (1984-1988), when the PCP-Sendero Luminoso intensified its actions against local authorities and state representatives. Huellca's assassination was part of a systematic strategy to eliminate communal and government authorities in the region.